ABSTRACT
Thisintroductionandoverviewtothebookalsoincludesportionsof"Quality, PerformanceandStandardsforTextiles,''writtenbyoneoftheauthors,Steven Spivak,astheopeningchaptertothespecialthematicissueonQualityforthe JournaloftheTextileInstitute,1994.Dr.Spivakalsoservedastheguesteditor forthatspecialissue.
